Courtyard Houses: Starting with the principle of hard work paying off

Chapter 77 Qin Huairu Arrives

"How could that be? The money for the vegetables came from Uncle Yi, I was just helping out."

Hearing Li Hongbing's complaints, Sha Zhu looked a little embarrassed.

Actually, the Jia family didn't get involved in this matter at all. He only agreed to take leave to help at Yi Zhonghai's request.

The money he spent on meat and vegetables today was all paid for by Yi Zhonghai.

Sha Zhu simply didn't accept any money; he was helping out voluntarily.

How could Sha Zhu, who treated Yi Zhonghai like an elder, possibly ask for wages?
Wouldn't that be a slap in the face to that idiot Zhu?

As soon as Yi Zhonghai opened his mouth and said a few nice words, the vain Sha Zhu eagerly rushed forward and readily agreed to take on the task.

Li Hongbing wasn't surprised to hear Sha Zhu say that.

With Jia Dongxu going on blind dates to find a partner, and Yi Zhonghai considering Jia Dongxu as his future successor in his old age, how could Yi Zhonghai not care and get involved?

Even if Sha Zhu wasn't paying out of his own pocket, he was still working for Yi Zhonghai and the Jia family for free.

Moreover, they were eager to work for free at their own expense.

Li Hongbing was speechless.

These days, Sha Zhu has set a precedent by working at his own expense, which is practically the same as losing money.

"Is Jia Dongxu's blind date from the countryside today?"

"I heard they came from Changping."

"Changping..."

"Hehe! Jia Dongxu deserves it. Who told him to be so picky? He used to look down on others and was always choosing one over another. Now that what happened last time happened, it's the other way around, and others are looking down on him."

"Given his current condition, he's still being picky!"

"In the city, let alone those with good conditions, even those with average conditions don't want him anymore. And Jia Dongxu himself doesn't want those with poor conditions, so he can only look for women in the countryside..."

"..."

To ease the awkwardness, Sha Zhu took the initiative to change the subject, unwittingly providing Li Hongbing with new intelligence information.

Although he agreed to cook for the Jia family today, Sha Zhu did so entirely out of respect for Yi Zhonghai, and it had absolutely nothing to do with Jia Dongxu. This did not stop him from gloating.

Li Hongbing was a little stunned, but not too surprised.

According to what Sha Zhu said, the person Jia Dongxu went on a blind date with today is most likely Qin Huairu.

The information matches up.

Li Hongbing couldn't bring himself to like Qin Huairu, the character in the drama, at all.

Especially the things she did, which are really hard to judge.

As for saying that Qin Huairu had a hard life, that it was all due to the pressures of life, that's complete nonsense.

In the original drama, even in the most difficult circumstances, the Jia family was not on the verge of starvation, especially since they had the help of Yi Zhonghai, the highest-paid person in the entire hospital.

Those were the truly difficult years, especially in rural areas, and not everyone was like Qin Huairu.

Regardless of how disgusted Li Hongbing was, putting aside values, Jia Dongxu was incredibly lucky to have married such a wife.

No matter how much she cheated people, Qin Huairu was devoted to the Jia family, giving her all in her life, and could be called the Jia family's top servant.

The only unlucky one was Sha Zhu, the big blood bag.

But it's not unfair, since he did it willingly.

Listening to Sha Zhu's complaints and gloating, Li Hongbing almost laughed.

And you're talking about Jia Dongxu!

In the original drama, he wasn't much better off.

He was thinking of young virgins on one hand, and widows on the other. He let Qin Huairu string him along and stir things up, wasting the best years of his life. In the end, he was even willing to be leeched off by a large group of people from the Jia family.

……

Siheyuan.

When Sha Zhu went out to buy ingredients for the Jia family to prepare for the matchmaking banquet at noon, Jia Zhangshi was very unhappy when she learned of this.

"Dongxu, do you think your master is worth all this attention, just a country girl? She even specially asked Shazhu to cook for our family. What, can't we eat the food I cook?"

Today's blind date was arranged with the matchmaker yesterday, but Yi Zhonghai didn't discuss the matter of asking Sha Zhu to come and cook with Jia Zhangshi beforehand.

The reason Jia Zhangshi reacted this way was not because she had a problem with Yi Zhonghai, but simply because she looked down on the rural man who was coming to meet Jia Dongxu for a blind date.

Even though Jia Zhangshi originally came from the countryside, she has lived in the city for so many years and has long considered herself a city dweller. Naturally, she has developed a sense of superiority and looks down on people from the countryside.

more importantly.

Although Jia Zhangshi agreed to the blind date arranged by the matchmaker today, in her heart she still wanted to find a city dweller with a city household registration and a formal job to be her daughter-in-law.

Bowing to reality doesn't mean she's willing to accept it. "Mom, stop making trouble. Master meant well, and we didn't have to pay for lunch today. What more could you want?"

Yi Zhonghai, the mentor, paid for all the lunch expenses for the blind date, making Jia Dongxu extremely happy and grateful.

Although he also wanted to find a wife from the city, he just couldn't stand the women he had been on blind dates with before.

Although this man is from the countryside, the matchmaker repeatedly assured him that he is absolutely gorgeous and is said to be the most handsome man in the surrounding area.

If it weren't for the fact that their family is from the city, they might not even have had this opportunity.

"Satisfied, satisfied."

Thinking that she wouldn't have to pay for lunch today, Jia Zhangshi stopped complaining.

However, since Yi Zhonghai is so generous, it would be better to just give her the money and let her buy meat herself later.

In Jia Zhangshi's view, treating a country girl from the countryside with such care and attention made their Jia family seem a bit beneath them.

Knowing that today was also the day Li Hongmei's fiancé was coming to propose marriage, Jia Zhangshi felt even more awkward, feeling inferior to him.

Seeing how expectant Jia Dongxu looked, she couldn't continue complaining.

Time passed little by little.

As Li Hongbing and Sha Zhu returned one after another, mouthwatering aromas soon wafted from the front and middle courtyards.

Around noon, the matchmaker, Ms. Sun, who had accompanied the Zhao family to propose marriage earlier, entered the courtyard with a young woman.

The other person was wearing a floral print blouse, dark trousers, and flat cloth shoes. A pair of carefully braided pigtails hung down in front of their shoulders as they curiously looked at everything in front of them.

Li Hongbing took one look and realized that this was a younger version of Qin Huairu!

Qin Huairu is only eighteen or nineteen years old right now, in the prime of her youth, her face so tender it looks like you could pinch water out of it.

"Hey! Red Soldier, cooking! It smells delicious!"

The matchmaker, Sun, who led Qin Huairu into the courtyard, had already sensed the thoughts coming from inside. She went straight to Li Hongbing and greeted him warmly.

Looking at the pork tenderloin that was flattening in the pot, Matchmaker Sun couldn't help but swallow hard.

Today is the day the Zhao family is coming to propose marriage, and Matchmaker Sun knows this.

However, since everything that needed to be discussed was already discussed during the last marriage proposal, she wasn't asked to accompany them today; the Zhao family could come on their own.

Sun, the matchmaker, was a little disappointed that she couldn't get a free meal.

She had eaten Li Hongbing's cooking last time and couldn't forget it afterward, reminiscing about it for several days.

So delicious.

She came here today to act as a matchmaker for the Jia family of the Intermediate People's Court, specifically to bring Qin Huairu here for a blind date with Jia Dongxu.

Given Jia Dongxu's current situation, it's difficult for him to find a partner at the factory, and Yi Zhonghai's reputation as a senior worker is no longer effective, so Jia Zhangshi has no choice but to find a matchmaker.

It's easy to find a matchmaker for other families, but it's not so easy for the Jia family.

the reason is simple.

When the Jia family first hired a matchmaker to arrange blind dates for Jia Dongxu, he was so picky that he offended several matchmakers, which led to him being blacklisted by them. Now, few matchmakers are willing to act as matchmakers for their family.

This time, having no other choice, Jia Zhangshi had to spend a fortune, paying double the price, to find Sun, the best matchmaker in the area.

Matchmaker Sun had many good resources, but she had naturally learned about Jia Dongxu's situation and couldn't take advantage of the girl. In the end, she persuaded them to look for someone in the countryside.

This increases the probability of success.

Moreover, Matchmaker Sun knew that Jia Dongxu liked young and beautiful women.

Although rural women may not be as good as city girls in other aspects, it's not that difficult to find good-looking girls if you lower your standards.

After all, city people are more popular, and it's relatively easier to marry a beautiful rural wife if you simply want to.

Finding someone as pretty as Qin Huairu, even though she came from a rural background, was a fair deal considering the double matchmaker fee the Jia family had paid.

"Matchmaker Sun, have you brought someone here for a blind date?"

Li Hongbing glanced at Qin Huairu behind Matchmaker Sun and, having already understood what was going on, casually greeted her.

"Oh, the Jia family of the Intermediate People's Court."

After offering an explanation, Matchmaker Sun reluctantly withdrew her gaze. Remembering her business, she quickly said, "The Jia family is still waiting, so I won't talk to you any longer."

As the matchmaker, Granny Sun was very well-informed. She had heard some of what had happened in this courtyard before and knew that the Jia family and Li Hongbing were at odds. Fearing that something might happen, she did not bring Qin Huairu to stay here for long.

Matchmaker Sun had a very good impression of Li Hongbing, and the feud between the Jia family and Li Hongbing had nothing to do with her.

only.

Now that she's taking money from the Jia family, she naturally has to think about the Jia family and can't ruin her own reputation and livelihood.

(End of this chapter)